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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0129 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Acoma Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Native organic and mineral paints | |
| Description | Large olla or water jar with small-diameter, concave base and flaring sides rising to high shoulder, then sloping in toward wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Underbody and interior of neck are slipped orange; Remaining exterior is slipped white; Design bands below shoulder and around neck are divided into panels containing feathers and other geometric motifs in black, red, and white; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.6, Rim Diam = 18.1, Max Diam = 29.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0831 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base, flaring lower sides, and vertical upper sides, woven in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and include solid black circular area in center of base, encircled by small, widely spaced diamonds; Two parallel bands of small rectangles that are stacked diagonally to form a very wide zigzag band encircles the sides of the basket; Individual rectangles making up the zigzag band are joined to the rectangle above or below it by narrow black lines, and also to the one across from it by wider black lines, resulting in a complex pattern of both horizontally and diagonally stacked elongated negative rectangles; Final rim coil is decorated with an overstitch of black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.4, Max Diam = 27.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0836 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Shallow round tray with small diameter, flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and slit willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and includes a solid black base with 5 rectangular spokes radiating outward in a whirling pattern; Entire central motif is outlined in black, forming a second and larger whirling motif; 5 additional black rectangles extend downward diagonally from rim; Final rim coil is decorated with diagonal overstitch done in black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 18.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0810 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Round flat plaque woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of a solid black round area in the center from which four groups of stacked triangles extend out to the rim, all on a natural colored background; Final rim coil is decorated with a diagonal overstitch woven of black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 20.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0811A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Eyeglass case | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread | |
| Description | Flat eye glass case or wallet, woven in two sections which fit one inside the other; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Base of each section is round but is then folded in half and flattened so completed basket is rectangular with convex ends; Each section is woven in alternating closed plain twined and open plain twined bands, the latter with exposed, crossed warps; Designs on closed plain twined bands consist of a band of floral motifs, except on the first and last rows which have a band of contiguous triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.4, Length = 14.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0077A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread | |
| Description | Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0814A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Miniature basket with lid | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs on sides of basket are woven of silk thread in false embroidery technique and include a floral motif (red stems with blue flowered tips) repeated 4 times and flanked above and below by narrow blue framing line; Matching lid is woven in same technique as basket and has short side that overlaps rim of basket and small looped handle in center; Design on lid consists of red band near shoulder and red band on handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Rim Diam = 2.3, Max Diam = 3.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1611 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of ancient site of Homolovi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Shell; Cotton string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace assembled primarily of dark brown shell heishi beads; Short segment at center of strand consists of white shell heishi beads; Ends of strand are knotted together to form continuous strand; Beads were originally collected over many years and probably from more than one site by private collector; Necklace CAS 0370-1612 was assembled by the same collector. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.2, Length = ca. 38.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1612 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of ancient site of Homolovi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Shell; Shale; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Single strand necklace assembled primarily of dark brown shell heishi beads; 4 red shale (?) heishi beads in center of necklace are flanked on either side by small number of white shell (?) heishi beads, all strung on 2 strands of white thread; Ends of strand are knotted together to form continuous strand; Beads were collected over period of time and probably from more than one site by private collector; Necklace CAS 0370-1611 was assembled by same collector. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.2, Length = ca. 42.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1615 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Kayenta | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo III: 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Shale; Stone | |
| Description | Short necklace assembled from various beads collected from one or more prehistoric sites; Necklace includes predominantly dark brown heishi beads, as well as 6 flat turquoise tabular beads, several turquoise disc beads, and a number of red shale heishi beads; Beads are strung in recent time on white cotton thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 18.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0179 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with flat base, rounded sides, and wide mouth with inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, probably coated with light colored slip, and lightly burnished; Bowl does not appear to have been decorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0184 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo IV: ca. 1300-1600 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jeddito black-on-yellow round bowl with rounded base and sides; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Black painted designs on interior consist of wide band just below rim and narrow band around mid-section, from which solid black triangles are pendant; Design on exterior includes single rectilinear S-shaped motif on the side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.8, Rim Diam = 21.0, Max Diam = 21.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0181 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round jar with slightly flattened base, rounded lower body, and inward sloping sides that rise to a wide mouth; Interior surface and exterior of lower body are minimally scraped smooth; Coils on exterior above midlevel height are left unobliterated; Overall color is gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 9.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0204 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Oval, bird-shaped effigy jar with rounded base, rounded sides that curve inward toward rim, and hollow cylindrical neck that extends out from upper side and above rim, terminating in bird-shaped head with modeled eyes and flat top; 2 pair of perforated holes just below rim allow jar to be suspended; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip; Painted design on exterior includes band of contiguous black triangles around rim, 2 bands of contiguous black parallelograms around shoulder, and narrow line with pendant dots above and below around midsection; Bird's head and neck are decorated with similar design bands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 7.8, Max Diam = 14.1, Length = 14.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0306 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 700-900 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Kana-a black-on-white jar with rounded base, spherical body and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is slipped white; Pair of perforated lug handles are attached high on exterior sides opposite each other; Two design bands encircle exterior of jar, the first one encircling the rim above the lug handles and containing a negative zigzag line; Second design band extends from just below lug handles to slightly below midlevel height and is divided into 4 panels, two of which contain solid black triangles and open, concentric squares, while the other two contain series of parallel zigzag lines flanked by diagonal columns of solid black triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.9, Width = 17.3, Rim Diam = 8.4, Max Diam = 16.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0311 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 600-1200 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Jar with flat base, slightly expanded vertical sides, and wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are partially obliterated and partially impressed to form corrugated surface texture; Overall surface treatment on exterior is very poorly executed. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.1, Rim Diam = 9.7, Max Diam = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0313 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Prehistoric | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with rounded base, flaring sides on lower lower body, and low shoulder rising to tall cylindrical neck with flaring rim; Interior surface is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are corrugated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 7.9, Max Diam = 12.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0325 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Kayenta | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II-III: ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
| Description | Kayenta black-on-white small, round jar with rounded base, spherical body, very short neck, and single strap handle attached to rim and shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is coated with white slip and painted with two encircling bands; Upper band around shoulder contains 4 connected negative spiral motifs; Lower band just below midsection displays row of contiguous cross-hatched diamonds, flanked above and below by row of contiguous black triangles; Series of 3 parallel vertical lines decorates the handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Rim Diam = 5.6, Max Diam = 11.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0113 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Shiprock | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II-III: ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Mesa Verde black-on-white jar with rounded base, globose body, and short straight neck; Wide, flat handle with constricted ends is attached just below rim and at midlevel of shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is coated with white slip; Exterior of handle and band around neck both show pairs of opposed, terraced triangles; Wider band extending from upper shoulder to lower body shows 7 congruous spiral motifs that include interlocking solid and fine-line hachured elements; Wide black line outlines irregular lower edge of band; Wide black band with ceremonial break separates upper and lower bands; Series of black dots outline lip. Original CAS catalog card for this pitcher identifies it as a Tularosa Black-on-white example. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Depth = 19.9, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 19.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0323 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II: 900-1100 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Small round jar with rounded base, globose body, midlevel shoulder and short vertical neck; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are pressed down but left unobliterated; Coils on neck are corrugated; Color is reddish brown to dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 14.6 | |
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